Dr. Port was born in Princeton, NJ, and was raised in Texas and North Carolina. She received her B.S. in Biology from Duke University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 2001 as a Eugene A. Stead Research Scholar. She then moved to Richmond for her internship and residency at MCV/VCU, followed by a year as Chief Resident in Pediatrics at VCU, and joined The Pediatric Center in 2005. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. In 2012, she was honored to receive the Mickael M. Kannan Community Pediatrician Teaching Award for her work teaching pediatric residents. Dr. Port served on the Board of Directors of Greater Richmond SCAN for ten years, including two terms as president, and now serves on its Advisory Council. She is also a member of the Richmond Ballet Board of Trustees and the Duke Alumni Board of Directors. Dr. Port and her husband, John, also a physician, have two daughters who are now in college. In her free time, she enjoys running, sewing and visiting her daughters at school.
Carolyn C. Port, M.D.
